Girls
don't dig art rock. In high school, I played many a Rush cover-song in
front of thousands of screaming (in pain?) 'Battle of the Bands'
attendees in the desperate hope of attracting the opposite sex with my
best Alex Lifesen imitation. It boils down like this: nothing makes
young women head for the exits better than a bad cover of a good art
rock anthem. I feel better now that I have shared that with you.

Dedicated to the Neal Peart's daughter and wife who both passed away
in the last year, 'Different Stages: Live' is Rush's forth live release
in their 20-plus year, storied career. One of the consummate
progressive rock power trios, Rush's 'Different Stages' chronicles the
best of Rush live from the glory days of art rock in 1978 at
Hammersmith Odeon in London (disc 3) to later performances which
encompass EVERY great Rush song.

If you like Rush but are
unlikely to buy all of their 20-plus studio records, 'Different Stages:
Live' could be for you. Every song you need is here for you with
performances that are very tight and sounds that range from
good-for-a-live-record to much better than average. The highlight of
the CD comes on Disc 2 with a three song ending of "The Spirit of
Radio," "Tom Sawyer" and a killer "YYZ."